Display rack



- Feb. 10, 1931. J, w. puc os 1,791,616

DISPLAY RACK Filed Nov. 14, 2929 PRIIIH'ED MATTER Patented F b. A 1c, .1931

' mar-tie JOSEPH W. DUOLOS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK DISPLAY RAoK Application filed November 14, 1929. Serial No. 407,138.

My invention relates particularly to advertising chances and has for its main ob ect the provision of a simple and attractive inecha-' nism for counter display and the hke forstores and so forth.

One obj ect is to provide a suitable construction in which the printed matter or colors: may be permanently protected and yet bril-- liantly displayed;

which a number of leaves may be supported in position to permit them to be swung back and forth conveniently. v Another object is to provide a convenient means of supportingsuch hinged leaves and to permit their removal or replacement when desired.

Fig. 1 is a vertical projection and partial section of one form ofdevice embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail fragmentary view showing one corner of a leaf.

Fig. 3 is a detail fragmentary View of another corner of a leaf.

Fig. a is a plan view of the detail shown in Fig. 3.

The base 5 may be of any suitable construction and is provided with a shaft 6. Bearing rings 7 and 8 are supported on this shaft and preferably connected by tube 9, the two rings and tube being rotatable on the shaft.

Each leaf 10 preferably consists of a sheet of metal on opposite sides of which is arranged printed matter in the form of litho- :3 graph type, printing, color or paint display samples and so forth. Cover ng over each side of these-leaves and protecting the printed matter is a layer 11 of transparent material such as celluloid suitably secured in place.

i :3 The edges of the metal sheet 10 are bent back-' ward at 12 and outward at 13 so as to interlock the layers of celluloid or the like and permanently seal the edges so that air and moisture cannot enter and injure the paint,

matter.

The inner edges of the leaves are'providecl 5 ink or dye used as the coloring or advertising 7 with hinge loops-14 and 15 formed of straps of metal preferably secured to the leaves by r riveting as at 16 so as to reinforce the cor- Another object is to provide a device innets of the leaves andadd tothe security thereof. Hinge pins 17 are set in the lower bearing ring 7 to receive the lower hinge loops 15. The upper hinge pins 18 for the loops 1% are loosely supported in the upper hearing ring Sand their heads are held in place by a cap, plate 19 on the shaft (3'. The cap plate in turn is held in place by a clamp 2O secured on the shaft. This clamp is formed preferably as a part of the lower edge of a. display member 21 formed of sheet metal. V

It will be seen from the foregoingthat not only are-the individual leavessupported by the hinge pins 17 and 18 so that they can be individually swung from side to sidebut the entire side of leaves can "be rotated about the shaft.

When it is desired to remove one or more of the leaves it is simply necessary to loosen the clamp 20, raise the cap plate 19 and lift the 'PIOJGCtlDg upwardly from said bearing ring,

an upper bearing ring, a hinge pin removably supported in the upper bearing ring, a leaf having hinge loops supported on said pins, and means forholding the upper hinge pin in place. V JOSEPH W. DUGLOES. 

